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- Thread starter Dr. G
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abooey I got a hold of him. Also heres a shot from today of the almost done. this strain has a permanent home in my stable.
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one of those lil square box infra red heaters are like 1500 watts...i run three of those in the winter...maybe 4k of lights...i am cautious so i just run 2 600's...what state..DJXX
Shit with that kw/hr price id run the shit outta some 600s. Like 4or 5 of them at least lol. I get whacked .10/ where im at. So I just run a couple 1k to compensate lol
Good rule of thumb is 1000/room in your house. That's what I've read anyway.
Hopefully you haven't changed your existing light bulbs to CFLs or LEDs yet.
If this is your situation, you can do so now and offset a bit of the increase.... and start turning off lights everytime you leave a room.
We dumped about $40 a month off ours by doing this (not that it matteres here in Colorado).
I of course offset the savings almost immediately when I started my grow.
edit; Also if you have outdoor security lights. You can lower the sensitivity a little and shorten the 'on' times. Don't forget to change to lower usage bulbs in them as well.
If this is your situation, you can do so now and offset a bit of the increase.... and start turning off lights everytime you leave a room.
We dumped about $40 a month off ours by doing this (not that it matteres here in Colorado).
I of course offset the savings almost immediately when I started my grow.
edit; Also if you have outdoor security lights. You can lower the sensitivity a little and shorten the 'on' times. Don't forget to change to lower usage bulbs in them as well.
Ya babooey im running 4x4 cubes in 3x3 ebb and flows. Tuesday cant get here soon enough. Flushing now. I think 8 days should do it.
How big is your place?
Just think of other appliances. Those little space heaters can go up to 1500-2000 watts.
I think IF I lived there, I'd go Solar.......
But I suppose they'd notice if you didn't have a 'balance owed' as well....... lol
But I suppose they'd notice if you didn't have a 'balance owed' as well....... lol
I think you would be alright...remember that you have to cool it too and that will be a big increase...do your laundry at the laundry mat to save kilowatts...i have three of those lil infrared box heaters and they are 1800 watters...so theres 5400 watts..2000 watts should not even be noticed too much....many times its the traffic at your place that makes them look at the electric..keep traffic to a minimum..hope that helps..DJXX
All electric appliances in your place like central AC/heat, hot water heater, etc.?
